Briefing session for GIs in L&T

1. Welcome
SLTI L&T
Graduate Interns
6 September 2017

2. The Agenda
• Postcards from the Edge
• Scoping the problem: starting with why
• Absolute Balderdash
• 26 weeks in ten slides
• What not to do – office etiquette for GIs
• Researcher characteristics

3. Choose a postcard

4. Jottings: your thoughts
• What appealed to you about the postcard?
• How does the picture relate to your feelings about being
an intern?
• How does the picture relate to your understanding of
research?
• What hints does the postcard give about the special
contribution you can bring to your new role?

5. Chat and consolidate
Spend a few minutes
sharing your thoughts with
one person, then swap
over.

6. Starting with why
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sioZd3AxmnE

7. Reflecting on your student experience
• What was brilliant in
the teaching that
you think needs to
go big?
• What was the most
problematic aspect
of teaching and
learning?

8. Naming the beasts: The bluffing game
• Your lovely host Christel
will read out acronyms
• Please devise convincing
bluffs.
• She will read out your
answers and sneak in the
correct ones
• Select your best guess

10. The challenge: TESTA curriculum design
cards and workshop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=3C1gTHApg8A

11. RIT@Solent
So, do we
have a lift
off?

12. Do we even understand what it means?
Teachers active
Students activeIt’saboutcontent
It’saboutprocess
Research-tutored
Research-orientedResearch-led
Research-based
(Healey 2005)

13. Research Informed Teaching @Solent
• RIT Strategy Working Group
• Three research projects
• RIT in curriculum design via TESTA
• Workshops on RIT
• Resources
• Publications
• BCUR Undergraduate Conference
• Dialogue Journal
• Your experience?

14. What is the student experience of
RIT?

16. Rich Information Sets

17. Non attendance:
student apathy or poor pedagogy?
Or something else?

18. GI Blogging: the benefits

19. ‘Just a Minute’